UNITE 4 HUMANITY
The relief of financial need and suffering among victims of natural or other kind of disasters in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons, bodies, organisations and/or countries affected, including the provision of medical aid.
Objects
THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,513 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £218,304. The trustees report that free reserves of £218k are sufficient to cover estimated winding-up costs and exceed the policy target of three months of working capital. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“establishes a surplus above our policy of having a free reserve of at least three months of working capital Association.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 20
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2025 (received 22/07/2026, 113 days after the 31/03/2026 due date); year ending 31/05/2023 (received 30/05/2024, 60 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 08516209 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- KHAN, Zabar on trustee list
- AHMED, Munir on trustee list
- YOUSAF, Shezad on trustee list
- AYUB, Misba
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Trustees
- SHEZAD YOUSAFchair
- MUNIR AHMED
- Misba Ayub
- Usman Arif Dar
- Zabar Khan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| 31/05/2024 | £919k | £1.0m |
| 31/05/2023 | £1.0m | £1.0m |
| 31/05/2022 | £795k | £842k |
| 31/05/2021 | £844k | £708k |
Common questions
Is UNITE 4 HUMANITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,513 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £218,304. The trustees report that free reserves of £218k are sufficient to cover estimated winding-up costs and exceed the policy target of three months of working capital. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hamilton Coopers.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PENNY APPEAL | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION | 1 | £400k |
| ACTIONAID | 1 | £275k |
| THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £211k |
| Howden Foundation | 1 | £204k |
| JIGSAW CHARITY | 1 | £151k |
| GOODWILL CARAVAN | 1 | £140k |
| AGHOSH UK | 1 | £137k |
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- SIMPLE REASON
- AID HUMANITY
- HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST
- ACTION FOR HUMANITY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITE 4 HUMANITY | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS | £624k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Humanitas | £351k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SIMPLE REASON | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AID HUMANITY | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF TRUST | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |